Background*

Mr. Brenton L. Saunders, also known as Brent, J.D., has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of Actavis plc since July 1, 2014. Mr. Saunders served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Forest Laboratories Inc from October 1, 2013 to 2014. He served as an Advisor of Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. since August 2013. He served as Senior Vice President of Compliance, Legal and Regulatory at HomeCare America. He served as the Chief Executive ... Officer of Bausch & Lomb Incorporated and Bausch & Lomb Holdings Incorporated since March 15, 2010. He served as a Special Adviser of General Atlantic LLC. From 2010 to February 2013, he served as President of Bausch & Lomb Holdings Incorporated. He served as a Senior Executive of Schering-Plough from 2003 to 2010 and served as its President of Global Consumer Health Care. He served as the Head of Integration for both Schering-Plough's merger with Merck & Co. He served as the President of Consumer Health Care and Senior Vice President of Schering-Plough Corp. since February 2007. He was responsible for leading the U.S. and Canadian Consumer Health Care business and works collaboratively with the Global Pharmaceutical Business unit. He served as Senior Vice President of Global Compliance and Business Practices of Schering-Plough Corp. from November 1, 2003 to February 20, 2007. He served as a Member of Executive Management Team (EMT) and the Operations Management Team (OMT) of Schering-Plough Corp. His responsibilities included the development of Global Standards, Training and Enforcement Programs for Compliance in all areas of Schering Plough Corp., including manufacturing, R&D programs, clinical trials and sales and marketing. He was also responsible for the implementation of privacy policies for customers, patients, employees and other stakeholders. He has extensive experience negotiating and implementing corporate integrity agreements with state and federal agencies. He has significant healthcare industry expertise and led various business transformations and integrations. He has extensive knowledge of compliance, risk assessment, strategy and business development and extensive experience as an officer and director of public companies in the healthcare and pharmaceuticals industry. He joined Schering-Plough from PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he led its compliance business advisory services group. He was a Partner and Head of the Compliance Business Advisory Group at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP from 2000 to 2003. He served as the Chief Compliance Officer for Coventry Health Care and for Thomas Jefferson University and Health System. He was the Co-Founder and President of the Health Care Compliance Association. He served as Senior Vice President of Compliance, Legal, and Regulatory at Home Care Corp. of America. He served as Partner and Head of Compliance Business Advisory at PricewaterhouseCoopers. He served as the Chief Risk Officer of Coventry Health Care from 1998 to 1999. He co-founded Health Care Compliance Association in 1995. He served as the Chairman of the New York chapter of the American Heart Association. He also serves on the transition team for New Jersey Governor-Elect Chris Christie. In 1997, he was named Compliance Officer of the Year at Health Care Compliance Association. He has been a Director of Actavis plc since July 1, 2014. He serves as a Director of Actavis Funding SCS. He serves on the Boards of electroCore LLC and the Overlook Hospital Foundation. He has been a Member of Upstate New York Regional Advisory Board at The Federal Reserve Bank of New York since June 9, 2010. He served as a Director of Forest Laboratories Inc. since August 2011. He served as Director of Bausch & Lomb Holdings Incorporated and Bausch & Lomb Incorporated since March 15, 2010. He is a noted speaker on compliance and risk management issues in the health care industry, and also taught health law at Widener School of Law as an adjunct faculty Member. Mr. Saunders has a JD from the Temple University School of Law, an MBA from the Temple University School of Business and Management, and graduated with a BA in Economics from the University of Pittsburgh.

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